Read more about the article I really screwed the pooch on this one but it could have been worse
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I really screwed the pooch on this one but it could have been worse

This is going to be one of those days where I know going into it that it's gonna suck a big one. This time it's because I screwed up again.  When I had the boys at the immunologist/allergist, earlier this year, follow-up appointments had been made that somehow never made it into the calendar.  I'm very meticulous with managing my calendar and everything syncs with my Google Apps account across all my devices but the ball was dropped somewhere along the way.  Yesterday I received a phone call confirming the boys appointment for today. I didn't even have a clue we were supposed to be there today and that's really frustrating for me.   For whatever reason, the appointments were no longer in my calendar, so I didn't plan for…

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September 22, 2016
Read more about the article Today’s Victory: Major props to my middle minion
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Today’s Victory: Major props to my middle minion

I want to take a second and give some recognition to Mr. Elliott. The middle of three, Elliott has traditionally struggled with homework, not because he couldn't do it but for reasons tied to rather extreme anxiety.  Anyway, so far this school year, Elliott's been doing awesome with his homework. He now does his homework with little or no complaints.  Rather than give him a set amount of time to work on his homework, we now define a set amount of work he needs to do per night. This has taken much of the anxiety inducing nonsense out of the picture.  Elliott doesn't do well with anything related to being timed or time limits.   Rather than continue pushing that concept, we have instead found a way that works better…

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September 19, 2016
Read more about the article What happens when you have not one but two IEP meetings in a row? 
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What happens when you have not one but two IEP meetings in a row? 

Putting aside all of the heartbreaking events from the first part of this week, Lizze and I had to focus our attention elsewhere today. Unfortunately, it wasn't anything super fun.  We spent the late morning, early afternoon knee deep in IEP meetings. You heard me right. Meetings,  as in more than one.  O_o It's not as bad as it sounds. IEP meetings at my kids school are a breeze compared to our experience with the public school system. There's no such thing as a fun IEP meeting. Just like there's no such thing as a fun root canal.  That said, I don't really remember having too much trouble with IEP meetings at this school over the last decade.    Today wasn't any different, aside from doubling up on everything to…

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September 14, 2016